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Controversial NDIS bill undergoes ‘substantial’ amendments as Labor and Coalition strike deal

The Guardian World · 18 August 2026 at 10:18

Controversial NDIS bill undergoes ‘substantial’ amendments as Labor and Coalition strike deal

David Pocock says legislation still includes ‘indiscriminate cut’ impacting hundreds of thousands of participants The government’s controversial NDIS bill will undergo “substantial” amendments after Labor and the Coalition struck a deal, with some of the changes attracting heavy criticism from the Greens, the ACT senator David Pocock and the disability community.

Sixty-three government amendments across both houses will be introduced as part of backroom deals to pass the bill on Tuesday night, the NDIS ministers, Mark Butler and Jenny McAllister, revealed.

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Controversial NDIS bill undergoes ‘substantial’ amendments as Labor and Coalition strike deal

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